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PGA Tours - Gavin Coles

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6/2/2005

Exempt Status:20th on 2004 Nationwide Tour money list
Full Name: Gavin Coles
Height: 5-4
Weight: 155
Birthdate:October 19, 1968
Birthplace:Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Residence: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Family: Wife, Robyn; Bradley (9/1/96), Matthew (4/3/99),
Education: Family, social rounds of golf with his mates
Special Interests:Stock market, reading
Turned Professional: 1992
Joined Tour: 2003

Nationwide Tour Victories

(2) 2002 Jacob’s Creek Open Championship. 2004 New Zealand PGA Championship.

Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position

$249,119 (128)

Current Year Best PGA TOUR Finishes

T7–Shell Houston Open

Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round

65 at Round 2, Chrysler Classic of Tucson, 65 at Round 1, Shell Houston Open

Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights

Held a share of the 36- and 54-hole leads at the Shell Houston Open after opening 65-69-71. Paired with co-leader Vijay Singh in the final round, posted a 3-over-par 75 to fall to T7. Leader or co-leader for first 10 holes on Sunday, but double bogey-6 on No. 11 dashed title hopes. Earned career-best $140,417 for first top-10 of PGA TOUR career.

Best PGA TOUR Finishes

T7–2005 Shell Houston Open.

Best Nationwide Tour Finishes

1–2002 Jacob’s Creek Open Championship. 2004 New Zealand PGA Championship.

Best 2004 Nationwide Tour Finishes

1–New Zealand PGA Championship, T4–Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek ‘n Peak Resort

2004 Season Nationwide Tour

Tournaments Entered–25; in money–12; Top 10 finishes–2

2004 Season Highlights

Made the cut in 12 of 25 tournaments on the Nationwide Tour this season. Finished the year No. 20 on the money list, with $198,684. After missing the cut in his first start at the Jacob’s Creek Open in his homeland, posted rounds of 70-72-72-68 to win the New Zealand PGA Championship the following week. His 6-under 282, equaling the highest winning total of the season, was good for a three-stroke win over Bradley Hughes, Brendan Jones and Bill Lunde. Collected $139,248 for his victory, the second-largest payout in Nationwide Tour history. A T4 at the Lake Erie Charity Classic was his only other top 10 of the season.

Personal

Hometown of Bathurst is famous in Australia for having the biggest car race of the year. Normally the population of the town would be 30,000, however on the weekend of the race the town swells to 150,000.

Other Information

Made it back to the PGA TOUR for a second time via grabbing the 20th and last spot from the 2004 Nationwide Tour graduating class. Won the New Zealand PGA Championship in his homeland where his 6-under 282 equaled the highest winning total of the season and was good for a three-stroke win over Bradley Hughes, Brendan Jones and Bill Lunde. Collected $139,248 for his victory, the second-largest payout in Nationwide Tour history. A T4 at the Lake Erie Charity Classic was his only other top 10 of the season. During his rookie year on TOUR, shared the first-round lead at the 2003 84 Lumber Classic of Pennsylvania with Donnie Hammond after opening-round 7-under 65. Finished T58 but only played 36 holes due to reduction of field for a 36-hole-Sunday finish. Best finish was a T56 at The INTERNATIONAL. Finished 13th on the 2002 Nationwide Tour money list with $189,745. Won the season’s first event, the Jacob’s Creek Open Championship, by two strokes over Bryce Molder. The victory was his first after seven years as a professional, spent mostly on the PGA TOUR of Australasia. Added three other top-10s, including a T2 at the Fort Smith Classic. Has seven career top-10s on the PGA Tour of Australasia, including a T2 at the 2002 MasterCard Masters. Lost his full eligibility on the PGA Tour of Australasia at the end of the 2000 season but finished second on the secondary tour money list in 2001 to gain entrance into the 2002 Jacob’s Creek Open where things turned around for him as a professional. Hometown of Bathurst is famous in Australia for having the biggest car race of the year. Normally the population of the town would be 30,000, however on the weekend of the race, the town swells to 150,000.